Tell ICE to End Secure Communities

The Issue

Remember the dangerous criminal aliens that President Obama deported at record levels this past year?

Well, a large number of deportees were non-violent undocumented workers, contrary to the data put out by the federal government.

The misnamed Secure Communities program is actually doing a great job of removing gardeners and construction workers from the country, instead of murderers and rapists.

"Secure Communities" is a program that allows state and local police to check the fingerprints of an individual they are booking into a jail against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) immigration databases. If there is a "hit" in an immigration database, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is automatically notified, even if the person has not been convicted of any criminal act.

We don't want mini-Arizonas in our towns and cities.

We need local law enforcement priorities to focus on protecting our communities from dangerous criminals, not deporting non-criminal and non-violent immigrants.

 

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Prerna LalPetition StarterAs Co-Founder of <a href="http://DreamActivist.org" rel="nofollow">DreamActivist.org</a>, Prerna built a vibrant activist immigrant youth community online that has mobilized thousands into action. She has a graduate degree in International Relations and obtained a Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School in May 2013. She serves on the board of Immigration Equality. Contact email - prerna@prernalal.com
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The Issue

Remember the dangerous criminal aliens that President Obama deported at record levels this past year?

Well, a large number of deportees were non-violent undocumented workers, contrary to the data put out by the federal government.

The misnamed Secure Communities program is actually doing a great job of removing gardeners and construction workers from the country, instead of murderers and rapists.

"Secure Communities" is a program that allows state and local police to check the fingerprints of an individual they are booking into a jail against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) immigration databases. If there is a "hit" in an immigration database, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is automatically notified, even if the person has not been convicted of any criminal act.

We don't want mini-Arizonas in our towns and cities.

We need local law enforcement priorities to focus on protecting our communities from dangerous criminals, not deporting non-criminal and non-violent immigrants.

 

avatar of the starter
Prerna LalPetition StarterAs Co-Founder of <a href="http://DreamActivist.org" rel="nofollow">DreamActivist.org</a>, Prerna built a vibrant activist immigrant youth community online that has mobilized thousands into action. She has a graduate degree in International Relations and obtained a Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School in May 2013. She serves on the board of Immigration Equality. Contact email - prerna@prernalal.com

The Decision Makers

John Morton
John Morton
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for ICE
Phyllis Coven
Phyllis Coven
Acting Director, Office of Detention Policy and Planning

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Petition created on August 10, 2010